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The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The astrologer predicts a calamity for the newly born prince in his thirteenth year, but one which he would be able to overcome, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Banavari 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s) · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1530s · Germany

The Baptism of Christ

Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553) · oil on wood

c. 1860/1861 · France, 19th century

The Bathers, Souvenir of the Banks of the Anio River at Tivoli

Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny (French, 1798–1871) · oil on wood panel

1864 · France, 19th century

The Beach at Deauville

Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898) · oil on wood panel

late 1650s · Flanders

The Betrayal of Christ

Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678) · oil on canvas

1873 · America

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916) · oil on canvas

early to mid-1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

The Bird's Nest Patriarch

Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1496–99 · Flanders, early 16th Century

The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist

Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1519) · oil on wood

1705–10 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1820–30 · Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–33)

The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Supreme Spirit) from the Brahmanda Purana (Ancient Scripture of the Cosmic Egg)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1892 · America

The Blessed Mother

George Hitchcock (American, 1850–1913) · oil on canvas

c. 1875 · France, 19th century

The Boatyard

Jean-Charles Cazin (French, 1841–1901) · oil on fabric

1454 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

The Bodhisattvas of the Ten Stages in Attaining the Most Perfect Knowledge

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

1454 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

The Bodhisattvas of the Ten Stages in Attaining the Most Perfect Knowledge; The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi

Artist not recorded · Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Brahman gives an account of his falling in love with the king of Babylon’s daughter to his friend, the magician, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Brahman’s predicament is conveyed by the wind to the fish who carries the news to the king of the Ocean, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night

Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1864 · America

The Brierwood Pipe

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910) · oil on canvas

c. 1895–1900 · France, late 19th-early 20th Century

The Brook

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906) · oil on fabric

1835 · England, 19th century

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851) · oil on canvas

1902 · France, late 19th–early 20th century

The Call

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903) · oil on canvas

c. 1560 · India, Mughal court, 16th century

The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night

Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1895 · France, 19th century

The Cliffs at Beg-ar-Fry, Saint-Jean-du-Doigt

Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918) · oil on fabric

c.1769 · France

The Colonnade of St. Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave

Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808) · oil on canvas

1901 · France, late 19th-early 20th Century

The Contemplator

Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906) · oil on fabric